It was peaceful hours as he researched the Slave Mark with the help of Calidora.
But that peace has got to come to an end when Rex sensed that the others have come back due to an unprecedented event that happened, the Executor has made his move, and the three of them couldn't continue training brazenly.
Spotted by the Executor, they would be captured or worse.
Out of the times they had spent apart, Rex has only bad news on his hand right now.
Nothing seems to be going well starting from the fact that Kyran was still hibernating, forced by the Ice and Snow Moon alongside the presence of Calidora here. Additionally, there's also the problem with Gistella's misunderstanding.
Rex is sitting on his throne, pondering about these matters as the entrance was opened.
Upon stepping into the castle, the three of them halted their steps.
A sudden shift of expression and air instantly happened with Adhara and Evelyn as their eyes landed on a figure sitting on the stairs, beaming a mischievous grin in their direction, indicating that she knew the two women would be shocked at her sight.
It takes a brief moment of silence as their eyes locked onto each other.
But with a twitch of the muscles in their legs, Adhara and Evelyn vanishes from their spots before the two of them reappeared beside Calidora and strike a powerful blow with their fists, aiming at her head.
Bam!
Swoosh!
Calidora blocked both attacks with her hands, a sign of struggle can be seen.
Looking at this exchange as Adhara and Evelyn instantly went into their Gladiator Forms, and Calidora's arms showed signs of struggle to block their attacks, a flicker happened in Rex's eyes as he realized something.
'Oh, seems like Adhara and Evelyn managed to catch up to her' Rex thought with a nod.
Adhara and Evelyn have shown more controlled and concentrated spirit energy from this attack, and the two of them even matched Calidora's strength without the use of cursed energy.
Prior to this encounter, the two of them were definitely no match for Calidora.
It was mostly because Calidora's strength was proportionate to his strength thanks to the Eternal Curse binding them, but it seems her progression has slowed down ever since he gained his King Mark.
No matter how strong the Eternal Curse really is, there should be a limit to it.
'Due to her mastering the Eternal Curse over me, I wasn't able to hurt her at all. She can stop my body with a glance, and that's bad. But now that the two of them are adequate enough, they would make a good shackle for Calidora' Rex thought.
Upon attacking Calidora, Adhara then asks, "Why are you here?!"
"Since the two of them left your Alpha, it's fair that someone takes over in accompanying him, right?" Calidora replied teasingly, the grin on her face keeps getting wider as she finds this situation interesting.
But then suddenly, her arms started to be pushed back by the two of them.
At first, the fire started as a faint flicker that grew over Adhara and Evelyn, yet upon Calidora's answer, their fires completely engulfed them both. In response to this, the fiery serpent snaked around Calidora's neck while five blazing hands pulled her body down.
It was a natural reaction from them, especially feeling what they are feeling earlier.
Ever since turning and joining the Silverstar Pack, Adhara and Evelyn are somewhat connected to Rex emotionally, more than the males of the pack. Anything that he feels, the two of them also feel.
With time, they are better at enduring those feelings, but it was still there.
Just earlier last night, the two of them can feel that Rex has done sexual intercourse with someone. Adhara finds it weird that he couldn't go anywhere, but this sensual sensation answers her question.
Of course, in her mind, this is weird since the two of them were not in the castle.
Gistella should be out of the picture since she was sickly, and if not for Gistella recovering then that shouldn't happen. But seeing Calidora here, their eyes burned with jealousy and inexplicit anger.
Adhara and Evelyn thought that she was the one that Rex had sexual intercourse with.
But their thoughts were quickly cut short as Rex said from behind with a commanding tone, "Okay, that's enough playing around, Calidora. Don't cause more trouble, my view on you is getting better so don't ruin it"
Upon hearing this, Calidora could only smile before she blitzes away to the side.
"It's not what you think, Gistella has already recovered from the curse" Rex explained, he then glanced to the side and finds Gistella walking into the throne room with the same nightdress and smiled lightly at Adhara and Evelyn.
With that, Rex explained to them about what had happened while they were gone.
Starting from how Calidora could end up inside here and all the way to retrieving back Kyran from the Witch of Chaos, the three listened and finds their emotions jumbled around in a mess as it was quite information to be digesting.
On one side, they don't want Calidora to be here but that would mean Gistella will be hurt.
On another side, it's good that Kyran is back but he's still hibernating.
Glancing at Calidora standing on the side of the throne room again, Adhara then asked, "If that's so, why are you still here? Aren't you supposed to be with Queen Shanaela? We're thankful but you can go back now"
"Stop that, Adhara. She didn't kill Rosie, I can attest to that" Rex said with a light sigh.
Adhara clicked her tongue in displeasure as she threw her face away.
If Calidora really didn't kill Rosie then she should've accepted her for what she is, considering that this country that Rex is building accepts both humans and Supernaturals. On top of that, she doesn't have real animosity against her.
But the anger inside of her still lingers, and it was weird even for herself.
Even though Rex vouched for Calidora, there was a sense of unease oozing out of her, and as she glanced at Evelyn, it seems she was not the only one that felt this feeling of unease as if their intuitions are talking to them.
Almost similar to the feeling of being about to be replaced, and it feels very real.
Rex then glanced at Gistella and finds her eyeing him, and this makes him smile wryly inside his head as he tries to keep a straight expression, 'She wouldn't speak up now, right? If the misunderstanding spread to Adhara and Evelyn then it would be very bad for me'
Fearing that Gistella would say something, he quickly changed the subject.
"So, tell me about your side," Rex said, his eyes then shifted to Adhara before he added, "You did tell me that you wanted to tell me something, what is it? Is it about the Executor? or the Amuerus Katana?"
Likewise, Adhara and the others also report the information gained from their sides.
Out of the astonishment he felt while listening to their reports, none but one intrigued him the most, and that is about the First Breath that Adhara and Evelyn discovered from Skoghad. His mind was clear and as focused as possible while he listened to them all.
In the end, he was put into his thoughts as this is a big report.
"Skoghad told us that the First Breath will massively benefit the high-rank Supernatural races, their Elders will start to Awaken one by one from the weakest to strongest. It would only end until the first generation is fully awake" Evelyn said with a dire tone.
Adhara then also added, "But what's more concerning is the fact that the Executor knows"
Upon hearing this Rex also agreed with Adhara on this one, it's definitely concerning that despite knowing this fact, the Executor still went on ahead and make his move. It could go either way at this point.
Either he is reckless, or he's already prepared enough to confront the repercussions.
But there's no way he could determine which one since he only met with the Executor once, and that's not enough to determine his personality. Rex needs more information, he can't assume with the information at hand.
Just then, Flunra stepped forward, "I saw an Elder when I sneaked closer to the Werewolves"
"In ancient times, the Werewolves' anatomy adapted to the constant fight. During the first dawn of the Era of Might, Werewolves that were birthed in that time had armor scales underneath their furs to help them fight and survive. Judging from the way the Elder looks, he's either from the second or fourth generation" he added, giving in his point of view.
Rex was surprised when he heard this, he didn't know anything about this.
Of course, if he thinks about it, then it makes sense for the Werewolves back then to have a different anatomy considering that they were living in an era where everyone is fighting against each other.
"So the one we need to worry about the most doesn't necessarily be the first generation"
Upon hearing this, Evelyn frowned, "What do you mean by that?"
Evelyn didn't understand what Flunra meant by that, the first generation should be the strongest and will be the one they need to be wary of the most out of the Elders that are going to awaken soon.
"As I said, the Werewolves that were birthed in the Era of Might have a different anatomy, and there are many powerful entities from that time. I'm from the first generation, and we have our own perks in terms of knowledge and ancient powers. But in terms of raw battle prowess, the third generation is generally stronger" Flunra replied clearly.
Rex thought for a moment, he was thinking deeply about something.
Just then, he raises his gaze to look at Flunra and asked, "If that Elder awakens, it's highly possible that King Baralt voiced out the problem he was facing, and that includes me and the Executor. How do you think the Elder will respond to that?"
"Hmm... the easy answer would be staying low until the First Breath" Flunra replied.
But then suddenly, Calidora stepped forward and intervenes, "Yes, that's true, but you forgot to include the fact that at this current moment, thanks to the Royal Black Prince right here, the dominating energy out of the Supernatural races would be moonlight energy"
"And that results in minerals with a high concentration of moonlight energy" Gistella added.
Upon hearing this, Flunra glanced at her before his eyes slowly widened.
It seems she ignite something in Flunra's mind, and he quickly voiced it out, "I didn't think about that, and that's a very good point. Then, in that case, the Elder would definitely suggest fully awakening a strong Elder from the third generation"
"Storm Prince..." Rex muttered, he dared to assume.
As they managed to piece the information together, this is the best assumption that they could get with the Storm Moon nearing, especially considering that the Werewolf Kingdon is facing quite a massive pressure from his presence as well as the Executor.
"Okay, we'll leave it at that. Now, the Executor..." Rex said and shift the subject.
Now that they already have an assumption of what the Werewolves are doing that would ignite the Executor to attack them, it's time for them to know the Executor's preparation and how to counter it.
Surely, there will be a massive battle ahead, and they need to prepare themselves well.
Rex would need to enhance Dargena City's fortification and also prepare accommodation for war-torn victims that will appear as Skoghad suggested, but gaining a rough idea of the enemy is as important.
If he could figure out the Executor's plan, then everything will be easy for him and the others.
"Our only lead about the Executor is the weird Black Hands" Rex said, he then looks over to Flunra, "Didn't you bring a couple of them back? Bring me to them, I'll extract the information myself..."
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